Beasts and Birds of the Middle Ages: The Bestiary and Its Legacy (The Middle Ages)

by Willene B Clark and Meradith T. McMunn

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The medieval bestiary, or moralized book of beasts, has enjoyed immense popularity over the centuries and it continues to influence both literature and art. This collection of essays aims to demonstrate the scope and variety of bestiary studies and the ways in which the medieval bestiary can be addressed. The contributors write about the tradition of one of the bestiary's birds, Parisian production of the manuscripts, bestiary animals in a liturgical book, theological as well as secular interpretations of beasts, bestiary creatures in literature, and new perspectives on the bestiary in other genres.
  • ISBN10 0812230914
  • ISBN13 9780812230918
  • Publish Date 1 January 1991 (first published December 1989)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 20 March 2012
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Pennsylvania Press
  • Edition New edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 238
  • Language English